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History of the Class of 1946 j CLEVELAND E. BURNHAM When John Casey shut the door of his home room, just as the bell rang, he re- presented one hundred and sixty new- comers to M.H.S. It was no uncommon sight to see one of our class wandering around in a daze, or one of the girls looking admiringly at a tall senior. Finally after opening one eye, we elected Donald (I love photography) Atkins as class president, James ( I want to he a band leader) Kenyon vice president, Betty Jane (I don ' t care if I am small) Skahill as sec- retary, and Patricia (I ' ll get that man yet) Waite as treasurer. Miss Ryder, teacher of freshman English, was our class advisor. Because of the war with Japan and Ger- many, the school instituted air raid drills in 1942. Mr. Rayman Hyman, faculty ad- visor to the traffic squad, did a fine job with the drills until October of 1942 when he left to enter the service of his country. During his absence Mr. Edward Whit- more, of the Science Department, took over his duties and ably carried on. During the class ' s four year rise to fame it surrendered four of its boys to Uncle Sam : Robert Dyke, Clarence Millette, Hen- ry Morris, and Robert Lammi. Henry Morris returned to the class in his senior year, disgusted at the Navy ' s refusal to make him admiral of the fleet. In our sophomore year after becoming used to the ways and means of M.H.S., we elected John Rice as president, James Ken- yon as vice president, Margaret Burnett as secretary, and Barbara Jones as treasurer. With the re-election of John Rice as pre- sident, James Kenyon as vice president, Betty Jane Skahill as secretary, and Patri- cia Waite as tresurer, plans for the Junior Prom got under way. The music for the hep-cats was supplied by Gene Marshall ' s orchestra. Caps and horns were given to couples as favors so that the grown-up juniors might act like kids again. We held a second grand march for those stylish folks who arrived late. Coaches Battis, Teeling, and Farley led the squads of M.H.S. on to winning sea- sons in football, basketball, and baseball, while senior cheerleaders, Patricia Waite, Pam Jones, and Betty Skahill, spurred them on. Mr. Farley was mainly respon- sible for a fine job of coaching, which led this year ' s basketball squad almost to the championship. The coming of the senior year saw Ed- gar Gay class president. John Rice vice president, Elaine Doucette secretary, and Margaret Burnett treasurer. One year after our Junior Prom, on Pearl Harbor Day, December seventh, the class of 1946 presented its senior play. With a cast consisting of Donald Mello, David Fish. John Cayton, Mildred Claire Riley, John Casey. Margaret Burnett. Roger Tillson, Jean Maddigan, and Eleanor Derosier, and under the direction of Miss Barbara Stanhope assisted by Alice Colvin, the presentation of Smilin ' Through was a big success. The sale of tickets was handled by Herbert Thompson, costumes by Emma Reed, and publicity by Bessie Reynolds. Under the able direction of Mrs. Sylvia Matheson, Marian Hanson and committee did a fine job with the make-up, and Constance Sparrow and hel- pers designed an unusual setting. Marilyn Shaw, Elaine Wilbur, and Eugene Ken- nedy helped things along with the handling of ushers, sound effects and lighting res- pectively. Miss Flora Porter acted as pia- nist for the evening, and all music was under the supervision of Mr. Luther Churchill. Mr. Ernest Thomas supervised the selling of tickets. Orchids to all who contributed to the success of the play. As well as losing a third of the members of the class in four years, we also gained a few able members. Among them is Gil (that ' s what I like about the South) Camp- bell, who kinda likes the Yankee Girls. Others are Margaret Hartley, Joan Mar- shall, Charlotte Mulley, Constance Purcell, Mary Joy Cosseboom, Dorothy Montgom- ery, Roger Keedwell, and Laurier Wood. The production of the Yearbook saw Henry Johnson as editor-in-chief, and Frank Scholz and Jack Rice as assistant ed- itors. Donald Shaw, James Mahoney. and Richard Chaplain went around begging ev- eryone to please buy a yearbook and be different. We do not know whether we appreciate more Donald Atkin ' s gift of all the group photography work for the year- book, or the gift of suspended classes for three periods during the taking of the pic- tures. School honors were bestowed upon Roger Tillson valedictorian, Betty Jane Skahill and Marian Hanson as joint salutatorians. Honor essays were written by Henry John- son, Alice Colvin, and Frank Scholz. Thus with the passing of time another class has passed through the portals of M. H. S. Though we leave the school, no one among us will ever forget it or its faculty. From This Day Forth we begin another phase of history, not a students but as citizens, and good citizens.
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Memorial High School i i Class of Forty - Six Prophecy of 1 MARILYN DEMERS JACK RICE The new photographer on the staff of ' Life magazine is none other than Mar- garet Hartley. The picture on the cover of this week ' s Life , entitled Louie, was taken by Margaret. Featured on a musical program Sunday evening, is the new orchestra of Henry Morris. Henry also provides the vocals and he ' s signed a contract to make movies for Paramount. T. W. A. has a new pilot for their air- lines. Waller Dunbar agreed to a five vear contract to fly for T. W. A. for $500 a week plus an apartment for him and his wife, Pat Waite, who is the new air hos- tess on Walt ' s plane. Pretty cozy, don ' t you think ? Laurier Wood ' s Used Car Mart is do- ing a thriving business. His motto is, A backfire guaranteed with every car. Russell Osborne has accepted a position with the United States Department of Agri- culture. So if your turnips won ' t turn, your stringbeans won ' t string, and your peppers have no pep — call Russell, and he ' ll make your garden grow. Those stunning new hair styles now worn by Hollywood actresses are the work of a newcomer to the cinema workshop, Dot Long. Joan Marshall is a new employee at the Sleepwell Mattress Co. No, she ' s not a secretary ; she just sleeps on the mattresses all day to test them. Sh-sh-sh, she ' s work- ing now. Gene Krupa having now retired, only one ace drummer man is now leading an or- chestra. Dave Fish is the drummer man and he ' s currently at the Canoe Club. Carmen Kennedy is still singing and dancing in her own musical, The Lakeville Follies, now in its third vear on Broad- way. Capt. Herbert Thompson wishes to make a plea for volunteers at this time. Any boy who can see lightning and hear thunder will be sworn into the Massachusetts State Guard by Capt. Thompson any time this week. Fred Lincoln has retired from the magi- cian business and is now clicking prize- winning pictures for Look magazine. Class of 1946 DONALD MELLO PATRICIA WAITE Connie Smith, the new art editor of Sev- enteen , is looking for some male models for her sketches. We hear she ' s got plenty of applicants. Donald Shaw has now taken over the Middleboro Gazette. No longer does it come out weekly, nor even daily. Donald publishes his gazette every hour. He says he doesn ' t like to print stale news. Kenny Crowell has opened a school for models. He personally teaches the girls how to pose. He always did like the girls, but whoever thought he could make a living out of it ? Donald Atkins was appointed president ' of Atkins Frame and Picture Company. hen asked if he were making much pro- gress, he replied, Why, girls who work there really co-operate in the dark room. No more wrong numbers now in our tele- phone service. Dependable Harriet Mur- dock, the new telephone operator, always gives you the right number. Admiral Roger Tillson of the United States Navy has ordered the government ' s chief engineer, Frank Scholz, to build a series of bridges over the Nemasket River. Admiral Tillson then plans to have atomic bombs dropped on the bridges so that he and engineer Scholz can view the wreckage. Peggy Burnett is preparing to leave on a tour of England where she has been invited to sing before the King. Of course she ' ll be back in time to open her musical show on Broadway. The first farmer to transport his crops by airplane was Joseph Byrne. He claims his service is so fast that if you plant cucumbers in California, you can eat them as dill pickles in Massachusetts four hours later. Emma Lou Reed has opened up Em- my ' s Ice Cream Palace, where she sells 439 4 different flavors of Dunham ' s Homemade Ice Cream. Only Eugene Kennedy ' s comic films are allowed to be shown at the Lakeville Laff- movie . Naturally the theatre is always full even if there are only six seats. Betty Perkins has opened up a fruit stand on the new road, and many tourists heading for the Cape stop there to buy her fruits.
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